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The median of a set of 9 consecutive integers is 42. What is the greatest of these 9 integers?
 Feb 18, 2012
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Examples: x^2-2x=-1, 3x-x-x+a-a=5, (x^2-1)/(x+1), 2x-(x+x)
 Feb 19, 2012
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jasmyn:

Examples: x^2-2x=-1, 3x-x-x+a-a=5, (x^2-1)/(x+1), 2x-(x+x)



This is an equation! Solutions: x=1,x=1.
Graphical form: Equation was fully solved.
Text form: x^2-2*x=-1 simplifies to 0=0
Cartoon (animation) form:
For tutors: simplify_cartoon( x^2-2*x=-1 )

Look at .
Moved these terms to the left
It becomes .
Look at .
Equation is a quadratic equation: x^2-2*x+1 =0, and has solutions 1,1
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=1,x=1.
 Feb 19, 2012

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